Notre-Dame-de-

l’Assomption

Place Maurice Barrès, 75001 Paris

This church was built between 1670 and 1676 by the architect Charles Errard. Trained in Rome, he was very inspired by the Italian style, then in vogue. Transformed into military barracks during the French Revolution, the church was awarded to the Polish Missionin 1844 by Bishop Affre . It is currently the main Polish church in Paris.

E6 The organcase dates to 1770-1780 and is of unknown ori gin. It was either the positif of a 16 foot organ, or the case of a small organ of 8 foot. The instrumental part was built by Cavaillé-Coll in the end of the XIXth century. In 1970 Gonzalez changed the stoplist and revoiced and electrified it. The organ was restored in 2018 by Bernard Dargassies: • Restoration of the Cavaillé-Coll wind chests • Replacement of the transmission by a new multiplex, which allowed the addition of ‘octaves graves’ and ‘octaves aigues’ • Restoration of the Herman machines of the keyboard traction • Repair of the console with replacement of the pulls of the stops and installation of a Setter mechanism • Replacement of the Flûte 4 and Quarte 2 by a Flûte Octaviante 4 and a Octavin 2, adaptation of the Cromorne, the Plein Jeu of Gonzalez • Derivation of the Bourdon 16 of the Pedal to the GO, extension into a Bourdon 32 (Quinte 10 2/3). A reconstruction of the Swell of Cavaillé-Coll (Gambe 8, Voix Céleste 8, Cor de Nuit 8, Flûte Octaviante 4, Basson-Hautbois 8, Trompette 8, Clairon 4.) was discussed, but the sister- organist preferred to keep a stoplist allowing more variety of stops. Many thanks to Mr Bernard Dargassies for this information.

Titular organist Ewa Lenartowicz Parish website (-) Photos Buffet : Jeroen de Haan Console : Victor Weller